Evaluation of personal health record systems through the lenses of EC research projects. (1st April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Genitsaridi, Irini; Kondylakis, Haridimos; Koumakis, Lefteris; Marias, Kostas; Tsiknakis, Manolis
• Is Part Of: Computers in biology and medicine. Volume 59(2015)
• Page Start: 175
• Page End: 185
• Publication Date: 2015-04-01
• Subjects: Personal health record -- Personal health record system -- Personal health record systems requirements -- Evaluation study -- Functional analysis -- Functional model; Medicine -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Biology -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 610.285
• DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2013.11.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0010-4825

Abstract

Abstract: Personal health record (PHR) systems are a rapidly expanding area in the field of health information technology which motivates an ongoing research towards their evaluation in several different aspects. In this direction, we present a systematic review of the currently available PHR systems. Initially, we define a clear and concise set of requirements for efficient PHR systems which is based on real-world implementation experiences of several European research projects and also on established and widely used formal standards. Subsequently, these requirements are used to perform a systematic evaluation of existing PHR system implementations. Our evaluation study provides a thorough requirement analysis and an insight on the current status of personal health record systems. The results of the present work can therefore be used as a basis for future evaluation studies which should be conducted periodically as technology evolves and requirements are revised.